Palettes / Colors / #DCCECF
#DCCECF — Pale Dusty Red
#DCCECF is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DCCECF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DCCECF is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CFDDDC; it also sits naturally between #DDCFD7 and #DDD5CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCCECF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 206, 207 |
| HSL | 356°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 356°, 6%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 6%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.85, 63.86, 68.05 |
| Yxy | 63.86, 0.3227, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.89, 5.02, 1.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.91, 4.88, 1.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCCECF
.text { color: #DCCECF; }
.background { background-color: #DCCECF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCECF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCECF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCECF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCCECF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCECF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCCECF
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Tones of #DCCECF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFDDDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCCECF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCECF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCECF: ·
How #DCCECF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCECF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCCECF?
#DCCECF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 206, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCECF?
#DCCECF is RGB 220, 206, 207 — HSL 356°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCCECF?
Its complement is #CFDDDC; analogous partners are #DDCFD7 and #DDD5CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCCECF for text?
Black text on #DCCECF has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.